Truth Before Power
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 16 of 25 SUMMARY India has conducted regular, large-scale elections with high voter turnout. Yet, over time, public confidence in electoral fairness has shown signs of strain. Block 16 examines how voter trust can erode even when elections occur on schedule—and why perception, consistency, and enforcement matter as much … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 15 of 25 SUMMARY Election enforcement is not determined only by rules, but by when and how those rules are applied. In India, delays in decision-making, selective timing of action, and procedural caution have often shaped the impact of Election Commission interventions. Block 15 examines how timing itself became … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 14 of 25 SUMMARY India’s Election Commission of India (ECI) is constitutionally independent, yet operationally dependent. While it supervises elections, its enforcement capacity relies heavily on government-controlled machinery. Block 14 explains how administrative dependence—over staff, police, and state authorities—limits the ECI’s ability to act decisively, even when legal authority … Read more
By TruthWave Investigative Desk Introduction: Why This Investigation Matters Now For nearly three decades, environmental protection in India followed a settled constitutional principle: a forest is defined by its ecological character, not by paperwork or technical labels.(Primary source: Supreme Court of India judgments database – https://main.sci.gov.in/judgments) That principle weakened in late 2024–2025. During continuing forest-conservation … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 13 of 25 SUMMARY Between 2004 and 2024, India witnessed repeated judicial warnings, expert committee recommendations, and public debates on electoral reform. Yet, comprehensive legislative action remained limited. Block 13 examines how Parliament consistently deferred structural reform of election laws—forcing courts and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to … Read more
How the Water Tanker Business Works in Indian Cities — Who Profits, Who Pays At 5 a.m. in a Bengaluru neighbourhood, a queue forms around a blue tanker truck. Each household waits with plastic drums, calculating how many litres they can afford today. The price has increased again. This is not an emergency arrangement anymore.It … Read more
Judiciary as the Last Guardrail for India’s Election Commission TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 12 of 25 SUMMARY Over the last two decades, India’s Supreme Court has repeatedly intervened in election-related matters involving the Election Commission of India (ECI). These interventions were not intended to control the Commission, but to compensate for unresolved structural … Read more
At 4:30 a.m. in Chennai, residents line up silently with buckets as a private water tanker reverses into a narrow street. By sunrise, the tanker is empty. The price of this water has doubled since last summer. For a household earning close to the urban minimum wage, the cost of a single tanker delivery can … Read more
Why Indian Cities Are Running Out of Water — Explained for India and the World At 4 a.m. in Chennai, Ramesh, an auto driver, waits beside a public tap with two plastic buckets. If tanker water arrives late, his family of five cuts back on cooking, bathing, and basic hygiene. This routine repeats every summer. … Read more
APPOINTMENT SYSTEM POWER MAP: HOW GOVERNMENTS SHAPE THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 7 of 25 SUMMARY The appointment of India’s Election Commissioners has always been controlled by the ruling government. This structural flaw has allowed every political era—not just one—to influence the Election Commission’s leadership. The Supreme Court tried … Read more